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Cast of Characters
These people contributed in some way to GBT. Some appear in the text, some are friends who've helped with something or other, some are songwriters whose work has been used as an example, some are band members who recorded the tunes mentioned and some contributed choice words of wisdom found on the "Reflections" pages in GBT. Some are 'other.' If you want to know a bit more about any of them, click on the names. Most are linked to websites, social media or wikipedia pages.

A
Dana Aaberg
Jamie Abersold

Ralph Agresta

Texas Alexander

Woody Allen

Allman Brothers Band
Duane Allman
Ian Anderson
Andrews Sisters

Harold Arlen

Louis Armstrong
Chet Atkins
Author Enablers
Jim Averitt


B

J.S. Bach
Fred Baker

Mickey Baker
Joseph Barbera
Larry Barnwell
Dave Barry
Sam Barry
The Beatles

Ludwig von Beethoven
Benny Goodman Orchestra
George Benson

Irving Berlin

Bob Berman

Dickey Betts

Ben Bernie

Richard Berry

Chuck Berry
Michael Blessing
Pattie Boyd

Michael Brecker
Duke Brekhus

Kyle Brenner
David Brody

Peter Brown

Dave Brubeck
Jack Bruce
Felice Bryant

Boudeleaux Bryant

Buck Buchannan
Norton Buffalo

Harry Thacker Burleigh

Robert Burns


C

Cab Calloway
Lib Caldwell
Eddie Cantor
Carabao
Hoagy Carmichael

Kenneth Casey

Jack Casady

Raymond Chandler

Ray Charles

Chicken Lips
The Chiffons

Billy Childs
Charlie Christian

Chrysti the Wordsmith

Eric Clapton

Millie Clements

Vassar Clements
Richard Cole
Richie Cole

Peter de Colechurch

Shawn Colvin

Ry Cooder
George Cooper
Elizabeth Cotten

Cotton Club
Jimmy Cox
Cream
Luigi Creatore
David Crosby
Chris Cundy
Chris Cunningham
Hoyt Curtin

D
Rick Darnell
Dave Brubeck Quartet

Dave Matthews Band

Jimmie Davis
DeAn Cray
Fred Decker

Paul Decker
Matt Dennis

Dire Straits

Mark Dixon
Sandy Dodge

Walter Donaldson

Bob Dylan


E
The Eagles

Thomas Edison

Diane Eherenberger
Albert Einstein

Duke Ellington

Kris Ellingsen

Kyler Ernst

F

Don Felder

Mark Fife
Bela Fleck

Fleetwood Mac

Mary Ford

Stephen Foster

Edith Fowke
Aretha Franklin

Glen Frey

Jessee Fuller

Fur Peace Ranch

     
G
Jerry Garcia

Joanne Gardner
Judy Garland

Tom Garnsey
George Gershwin

Ira Gershwin
David Gilmour
Michael Patrick Gillan

Kathi Kamen Goldmark

Jim Gordon

Berry Gordy
The Grateful Dead

Peter Green

Adam Greenberg

Franz Gruber
Woody Guthrie


H
Sarah Hale
Craig Hall
G.F. Handel

William Hanna
Harlan Brothers
Orchestra

E.Y. Harbug
George Harrison

Lorenz Hart

Roy Hawkins
Joseph Haydn
Jimi Hendrix
Don Henley

Dr. Brewster Higley
MIldred Hill

Patty Hill
Gary Hoffman

Rev. John Henry Hopkins

Hot Tuna

Robert Hunter


J

Mick Jagger

Ahmad Jamal Trio

Jethro Tull

The Jerry Garcia Band
Robert Johnson
Al Jolson

Quincy Jones

Rickie Lee Jones

Stan Jones

Michael Jordan


K

John Kahn

Steve Kaufman

Jorma Kaukonen

Dan Kelley

Kate Kenyon
Francis Scott Key

B.B. King
Pee Wee King

Kevin Kopp
Joseph Kosma

Leo Kottke

Geno Kries
Lead Belly

Led Zeppelin


L
K.D. Lang
John Lennon

Elmore Leonard

Mark Levine
Jim Lewis

David Lindley

Cynthia Logan

M

Bob Marley
Pat Martino

Mary I of England
Rob Matson

Paul McCartney

Charlie McCoy

Johnny Mercer

Metallica

Edgar Meyer

Scott Middleton

Glenn Miller

Roger Miller
Charles Mitchell

Barry Mitterhoff

Samuel Moanfeldt

Joseph Mohr

Bill Monroe

Wes Montgomery

Van Morrison

Leopold Mozart

Wolfgang Mozart

Jerry Mullen

Brian Murphy
Tom Murphy

N

Bob Nell

Willie Nelson

Randy Newman
Jack Norworth

John Novacek


O

Russ Olsen

Stacey Olson

Roy Orbison

Ozzy Osbourne
               
P
Jimmy Page
Charlie Parker

Mike Parsons

Joe Pass

Les Paul

Hugo Peretti
Oscar Peterson

Tom Petty
Rick Philipp
James Pierpont

Pink Floyd
Maceo Pinkard

Robert Plant
Cole Porter
Jaques Prevert
Tito Puente


R

Bonnie Raitt
Aaron 'Raz' Rasmussen

Andy Razaf

Malcolm J. Rebennack
Leon Redbone
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Florence Reece

L.T. Trube' Reece
Ted Reed
John Regan

Jim Reichart
JoAn Reichart
Django Reinhardt
Ludwig Rellstab

Tony Rice

Buddy Rich

Keith Richards
Ramon Ricker

Brant Robey
Smokey Robinson
Rich Robiscoe
Tom Robison

Richard Rodgers

The Rolling Stones

Paul Rose
Leif Routman
Peter Rowan
Richard Ruggles

Teri Ruggles

Leon Russel

Charlie Ryan


S

Carlos Santana

Ron Schimpf
Franz Schubert
Ravi Shankar

Andrea Sharp

Greg Sharp

Jerry Sharp
Chuck Sher
Paul Simon
Frank Sinatra
Bruce Springsteen

Rod Stewart

Tammy Stone

Billy Strayhorn
William Studwell
Karen Sundt
Linda Svendsen

T

Ann Taylor
James Taylor
Jane Taylor

Kate Taylor

Livingston Taylor

Toni Tease

The Temptations

Bob Theile
Toots Thielmann
Them

Albert von Tilzer

Derek Trucks

Eddie Tsuru

Henry Tudor

Mary Tudor

Georgia Turner

Tina Turner

Mark Twain
Two Grass Crew


U

U2


V

Steve Vai

Eddie Van Halen

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Albert von Tilzer


W

Richard Wagner

Deborah Wahlberg
Tom Waits

Fats Waller

Joe Walsh

Doc Watson

Ellen Watson

Janice Watson
Isaac Watts

Weber Mandolins

George Weiss

Hank Williams

Bob Wills
Anne Wilson
Rick Winking
Josh White
 
             

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